It's become a very, very positive retail element in the city of Sioux Falls and South Dakota.

It essentially put Sioux Falls and South Dakota on the map as far as the financial services industry.

Both companies have meant a great deal as far as the economy of Sioux Falls and really the quality of life, as well. They are two of our most outstanding corporate and business citizens.

[The questionnaire itself is] inconsistent and elliptical, ... In some ways, the most positive aspect is that she filled it out.

It's a positive sign that more hostages were freed than were killed (in March), but it's also a reminder that being an American in Iraq is still a very dangerous position to be in.

You have to struggle a bit, hustle a little, and be willing to go bankrupt. Once you're willing to do that, everything opens up and you get the freedom. My joke is that next year, I'll make the first film that costs zero dollars.